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It’s all about signs of progress on trade agreements and investors are dismissing any threats otherwise, boosting Canada’s main stock index up on Thursday.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up ( 0.20%) 27,026.26
TSXV: Down (0.75%) 757.53
DOW:  Down (0.06%) 44,692.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.05%) 23,061.50
FTSE: Up (1.08%) 8,962.84

In the Headlines:

A new TD report warns that while upcoming mortgage renewals will put financial pressure on many Canadians, most are expected to weather the strain.

And Copper’s rally is set to continue, fueled by tight supply, electrification demand, and looming U.S. tariffs

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar skids down by 0.03% to to CDN$0.7303 U.S,  also ob the up to the Euro by 0.06% to CDN$0.6241 and Bitcoin leaps up by 1.29% to CDN$151,757.34

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Up (1.46%), 3.26
WTI:  Down (0.81%), 67.82
Gold: Up (0.20%), 3,320.32
Copper:  Up (0.47%) 6.08

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